Abigail in Korean 애비게일
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Abigail as 애비게일: four syllables, said ae-bi-ge-il. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Abigail letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ at the bottom of 일 is an l: the tongue touches just behind the teeth and stays there.
- ㅐ and ㅔ sound the same in modern Seoul speech: the e in "bed".
- ㅇ at the top of 일 is silent, so 일 is just the vowel: il.
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ae-bi-ge-il, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 애비게일 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 애비게일이 왔어 ("Abigail's here").
Why it's spelled 애비게일
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 아비제일, but Korean media write 애비게일, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
Type Abigail on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 애비게일 is the jamo ㅇㅐ ㅂㅣ ㄱㅔ ㅇㅣㄹ, typed with the keys do ql rp dlf. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Abigail in Korean?
Abigail is written 애비게일 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: aebigeil). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 애 + 비 + 게 + 일.
How do you pronounce Abigail in Korean?
Say it ae-bi-ge-il, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ at the bottom of 일 is an l: the tongue touches just behind the teeth and stays there.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.